ARQANA took the decision to go ahead with their Autumn Sale at Deauville after the tragic events in Paris last week and the first day’s trade on Monday was confined to horses in training and two-year-old stores.

A new record price was set for a National Hunt prospect when the three-year-old Poliglote gelding Chirico Vallis sold for €355,000 to Hubert Barbe’s Horse Racing Advisory. The agency was heavily involved at the top of the market and purchased three of the top four lots.